No. 1,813 in French
entamé
Partially used, started, or opened.
In a sentence
J'ai entamé une nouvelle série de livres cette semaine.
I started a new book series this week.
In this sentence, 'entamé' is used to indicate the beginning of an activity or a project, specifically the start of reading a series of books.
La bouteille de jus d'orange est déjà entamée.
The bottle of orange juice is already opened.
Here, 'entamé' conveys that an item, the bottle, has been started to be consumed, i.e., opened and partially used.
Ils ont entamé une discussion importante hier soir.
They started an important discussion last night.
In this instance, 'entamé' pertains to initiating a conversation or discussion, emphasizing the action of commencement.
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